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<blockquote data-quote="1shot(bob)" data-source="post: 1447418" data-attributes="member: 1657"><p>To each his own, but I've been using Macs exclusively in both a professional and personal means since 1996 and have NEVER seen or heard of an actual worm, trojan, or piece of malware that affected any of them. I've heard reports of them, especially from PC techs that are only looking for ammo to use against Macs in general, but they are always incorrect or exaggerated claims. I have supported many Mac users (and still do at times) and have never seen any sort of malware on any machine I have supported. Ever. Anecdotal, I know, so feel free to ignore that if you want.</p><p>The threat of 'eventually there will be some for Macs' doesn't bother me. When it finally happens then I'll start running AV software. Until then, they are just bad news for Macs and completely unnecessary.</p><p>If you put Norton on your Mac be prepared to start seeing slower performance and more problems. I've removed or had it removed from several client machines and the majority of their problems went away. It's well known in my career field that Norton is NOT made for Macs.</p><p></p><p>Call me stupid if you want, but 14 years of experience says otherwise.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I never let anything made by MS be put on my computer. I always use a Mac alternative or choose not to open it if there is no alternative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1shot(bob), post: 1447418, member: 1657"] To each his own, but I've been using Macs exclusively in both a professional and personal means since 1996 and have NEVER seen or heard of an actual worm, trojan, or piece of malware that affected any of them. I've heard reports of them, especially from PC techs that are only looking for ammo to use against Macs in general, but they are always incorrect or exaggerated claims. I have supported many Mac users (and still do at times) and have never seen any sort of malware on any machine I have supported. Ever. Anecdotal, I know, so feel free to ignore that if you want. The threat of 'eventually there will be some for Macs' doesn't bother me. When it finally happens then I'll start running AV software. Until then, they are just bad news for Macs and completely unnecessary. If you put Norton on your Mac be prepared to start seeing slower performance and more problems. I've removed or had it removed from several client machines and the majority of their problems went away. It's well known in my career field that Norton is NOT made for Macs. Call me stupid if you want, but 14 years of experience says otherwise. BTW, I never let anything made by MS be put on my computer. I always use a Mac alternative or choose not to open it if there is no alternative. [/QUOTE]
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